Nigel Clough knows the importance of Burton Albion getting off the mark with Saturday's trip to Hull City following an opening-day defeat in the Championship.

The Brewers head to the KCOM Stadium for the first meeting between the two sides on the back of a thrilling 3-2 Carabao Cup triumph over Oldham Athletic in midweek - but that followed a 1-0 loss at home to Cardiff City last weekend.

Hosts Hull, meanwhile, got their account underway at the first time of asking, coming from behind to draw 1-1 at promotion favourites Aston Villa.

The Brewers were beaten by a late Kenneth Zohore goal on Saturday (Image: Richard Burley/Epic Action Imagery)

They were also spared the midweek cup action courtesy of their presence in last season's Premier League - the Tigers will enter at the second-round stage.

One trip to a side relegated from the Premier League in May is followed by another for Burton this week, with Middlesbrough at the Riverside on the horizon on Tuesday.

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With the Tigers still acclimatising to life back in the Championship with a new manager - Leonid Slutsky - at the helm and several key players having recently departed, there is an argument to be made that now is a good time to catch the Tigers.